01381nas a2200277   4500000000100000000000100001008004100002653001200043653001400055653001300069653000900082653001300091653001000104653001100114653002200125653001000147653001400157653001300171653002400184653002200208100001400230245007100244300001200315520076200327022001401089                                       d10aAMNESIA10aethnicity10aidentity10aLife10apolitics10aPower10aRwanda10acultural heritage10adanse10aethnicity10aideology10amodernity/tradition10aNational identity1 aC Plancke00aEmbodying the "New Rwanda": Dance and Post-Genocide Reconstruction  a711-7373 aSince reaching power by putting an end to the genocide, the Rwandan Patriotic Front has undertaken the project of constructing a new, de-ethnised and modern nation that, nevertheless, remains anchored in its cultural roots. This article examines the current revitalization of so-called traditional dances in Kigali. In particular, it highlights the way these practices contribute to embodying the project of a new national identity and explores in detail the transformations in the dances that are caused by the post-genocide state ideology. In order to achieve this, it focuses on the Inganzo Ngari troupe which currently serves as a model for the numerous other burgeoning troupes in the capital and is regularly invited to appear at government functions.  a0008-0055